There are living at the present time eleven ex-Governors of Vermont. Omaha courts have sent a thieving County Clerk to jail for ninoteon years at hard labor. Methodism, if statistics can bo re lied OD, is decreasing in England. The latest census shows over 2000 fewer members than tho voar before. The development of tho trained nurse system, although of recent ori gin, has assumed such wido propor tions as to bo National, if not uni versal, in character. A New York publisher, in his an nouncement of a new book, prints in parallel columns all tho good things, and oil tho bad thiugs that tho critics havo said about it. Sometimes tho bad things do more to sell a book than the good things. The statistics of tho British Homo Secretary show that in the first three months of this year there wero threo fatal accidents and twelve serious bicycling accidents in the strcots of London. During tho same period there were 318 summonses issued for rash or reckless riding. In two cases only wero tho persons injured women. Tho President of tho Indianapolis (Tud.) Street Ilailroad has made esti mates which puts tho 1033 to his com pany from tho riding of wheels at 810,000 a year. Eight thousand livo hundred licenses for bicycles havo been taken out in Indianapolis, aud ho figures that ono-fourth of these wheelmen would otherwise use tho street car twice a day. That would net the company 88000 a year, aud the new riders which are now learning would easily increase tho amount to SIO,OOO. Tho practice of carrying babies on bicycles, in cages or baskets attached to tho handle-bars, has booomo very common, in spite of its obvious dan gers. Physicians say, too, that tho rapid motion aud the joltiug are not good for tho baby, and that tho ner vous system is likely to be seriously affected. The Illinois Humane Society is trying to put an end to the practice by invoking a State law which pro hibits the exposure of children iu dangerous positions. Tho application of the law is doubtful, for of course it never contemplated such a case as this; but the movement in question seems to bo a wise ono, and tho prac tice should bo stopped, if possible, both for the sake of the children and tho nervous onlookers. Tho New York Observer states (hat Bishop Potter does not know, or at least until recently, did not know what a chump is. He says: "I was walking in ono of tho downtown streets in Now York the other day, and as I passed by two small boys, ono said to tho other: 'There goes the bieh. He's no chump.' Now, I don't know what tho word chump means, but I am gratified that tho boy was ablo to identify me." A chump is a short, thick, heavy piece of wood; a chump end of meat is tho thick end of a joint. In the languago of the boy whose friendly criticism tho Bishop overheard a chump is a dull, stupid, blundering individual, dull of percep tion, a blockhead, in fact. Tho oppo site to all this is a keen, astute man of affaire, a man who is bright, always on tho alert, comprehending tho situation and knowing just what to do in uuy situation. The new High School building at Medford, Mass., is pointed to as an ox nmple of what may bo doro iu an edu cational lino as to interior decora tions-. In the twenty-seven rooms of the building there arc 172 works of art of different kinds, most of them being largo photo-engravings, uhilo there are also busts, has rcliofn and other articles of beauty and value. The busts and pictures are all careful ly grouped and arranged, each room being given a separato subject or class of subjects, and these subjects being carefully graded upward in harmony with tlio progress of tho pupils. In the halls and on tho staircases tho samo general plan has been carried out with regard to famous natural ob jects. Those of otir own country are found on the lowor floors, and those of other countries higher up, tho idea being to ground tho pupil thoroughly in tho knowledge of his native land bofore tnking him abroad for that of other countries. Mo: lof tho engrav ings are of famous paintings or other works of art, so that while carrying tho main idea of presenting nu author or statesman, they also give tho pupil a general knowledge of tho work of famous artistß of different eras. These decorations are valued at S2IOO, and were presented to the school by tho alumni. LIFE AND LCVE. Life and Love at tho cross-roads met, Oat for a holiday- Criod Lovo, ".Sweet Life, thy cares forget, 'Tis Lovo who bids thee stay, Come, journey on without rogrot, Through summer hours alway." A rose-white blur agaiust tho skv, Crab-apple blossoms blow; Tho drifting swallows homownrd fly To April slopes aglow; And Life and Love iu laughter vio As on their way they go. Pan's pipes sigh 'noath a crescent moon, Like cobwebs float and stray; Night moths seek the whiteflowors soon, j 'Tis the daffodil mouth of May: Aud tho pilgrims sing a inerry tunc, They aro comrades truo for aye. To June's rose-hidden portals led Glad Love his comrade true; "Now we must part," WHS all Life said, "Aud fare alone, for who Finds Lovo and Juno and roses rod, Has lived his day—adieu!"— Nancy M. Waddle, tu Ladies' Home Journal. A TENNESSEELOVE STORY. jpSSgjgjHßY onlled lior iho I %'l Daughter of tho IS Confederacy i n that Southern city. Who Ims a daughter t'.lj £s\/],y of her own now, who -~<y j should, of course, 1,0 Crtlled the Granddaughter of the Confederacy, but probably isn't. That, however, is ! anticipating. The daughter of a cause so long dead could not have been so young aud beautiful. Sho must havo been tho chil l of a Memory, that grows xuoro beautiful with each year, and knows a new youth with each succeed ing generation. She was very beautiful tho day that Howard Poiirco saw her. lie sat on the window lodgo of his second-story oilice—ho was a young lawyer from the North—and looked dowu ou Com pany K, Tennessee National Guards, lined up at "parade rest." Ho knew their Captain, Saunders, who also was a lawyer and whoso office adjoined Pcarce's. It was annual en campment time, and K Company was about to go to the grounds at tho foot of tho Kidge. "Order—fcfaims!" commauded Cap tain Saunders. "Carry—Harms!" "Shoulder—Harms! Bight for'ad, fours right—M'oh!" Company K moved up the street. As tho last four swuug into tho column, there camo a clutter of hoofs on tho pavement, and a girl rodo past the company and took her place at its head, saluting tho Captain gravely, and with ceremony. "What a beautiful girl!" Pierce ex claimed. Sho wore a gray riding habit, with double row of small brass buttons leading up to two black stars on tho collar. Ou her sunny locks a small gray slouch hat rested, tiited just tho least bit over one eye, Sho rodo well. Pearco leaned so far from tho win dow to catch a parting glimpse ot the girl iu gray that he almost fell. Tho crowd had dispersed, and the young lawyer returned to his desk. It was a warm day toward tho end of July, and he was not sorry that ho had no busi ness ou hand that must bo rushed. Ho reflected that as ulmost every one had gone to tho camp ground, there was no reason for remaining iu tho office, which tho little breezo that stirred out doors carefully avoided. Evidently, tho girl iu gray had gone to tho camp ground. And with Saunders. But Saunders was married; happily married, Pearco hoped. Auy how, ho was glad that Saunders was married. That evening ho sat before Captain Saunders's tent, with Iho Captain, his wife aud Miss Mooro - - the girl in gray. To tho ea .t of tiio camp ground the ridge ro o iu a gentlo slope. To the southwest, seemingly towering jus! over them, was tho mountain. Pearco's heart beat faster as tho thought camo to him that thirty years before white ti nts had marked tho foot of the ridgo as they did that day. But then they had stretched for miles north and south. "Captain," ho raid, turning to Saunders, "it is easier to get up tho ridgo than it was once. There uro no men in gray there to-night." "No," the Captain replied; "but tho sons of tome of those men are j there," poiiitingto the company streot, in which blue-c!ad Injures lounged. "Loyal? Without doubt. Listen!" Tho band--, which had united for tho evening concert, had just struck up "The Star Spangled Banner." Whcu tho air was recognized a cheer arose from the tented wood. "Hear that?" said tho Captain. "Wait," said the girl in gray. "For what?" Pearco asked. "They v.iil play 'Dixie* after awhile." "What then?" "Thou they will yell," sho said, looking at him with a bright smile aud nodding uconfident "You'll seo— or hear." j And When tho National j air was finished there was a brief wait. Then tho quick, stirring notes of | "Dixie" started tho woods into life | with sharp echoes, which were drowned I by one long, loud yell. Pearco looked at tho girl to receive lan expected "I told you so." But | sho was not looking at him. Her ■ cheeks wi re dark with color, and her I eyes, brightened by excitement, wero | fixed upon tho young men, tossing S their caps high above tho tents and ' shouting with all their sturdy lung I power. "I wonder," ho mused, "if she hales the North as she loves tho South?" When tho tumult had ceased he turned to Saunders. "Weil, Captain," he said, "what do you say to that?" "Of course, they love 'Dixie,'" said tho Captain earnestly. "So do I. But thero is no deeper meaning in that cheer than tho love of a memory. ! They are loyal." Miss Mooro said that she must go back to town. "As it is late, I shall havo to leave my horse with you, Captain. I shall send for him to-morrow. I reckon I can walk to tho train in this rig." Slio looked down somewhat doubt fully at her ridingskirt. Penrce eaid that ho would bo glad to go with her, and though it was not apparent in just what way he could overcomo tho dis advantage of the long dress, sho seemed to be grateful for his escort. Woll, that was the beginning o? it, and tho end is not yet. An incident that occurred under a largo tree in tho old Confederate fort on the mountain may give a hint of the trend of events. Pearce [and Miss Mooro were under tho treo because it was tho shelter nearest when rain suddenly began to fall; and it rained, probably, because a number of young folks of tho city had come up on tho mountain to spend a September day that promised, in the morning, to bo pleasaut. Mr. I'earco was not in good humor. 110 and Miss Mooro had ecparatod themselves from tho others. One topic of conversation had led to an other, which, in this instance, was a declaration by Mr. Poareo that ho was irretrievably in lovo with Miss Moore, and that if sho refused to make him happy ho should bo forever miserable. At a critical stago of this declaration, a raindrop kissed tho girl's cheek. "Oh, it's going to rain !" sho cried. Tho next instant tho downpour be gan, and both rushed through a breach iu tho earthen wall of tho fort to the tree, whoso branches, to which tho leaves yet clung, olrorod protection. Thero they stood in sileuce for several minutes, sho busily brushing raindrops from her hat, which sho had lakon off, and he watching her, moodily. Tho silence became oppressive, and sho glanced at him, curiously aiul apprehensively, from undor her lashes, lie caught tho gluncc, and, moving to ward her, said: "Well?" "Oh, don't," sho exclaimed, start- j iug away, her eyes still lixed upon a ribbon with which sho was working. "Why, Katherinc—cr—Miss Moore "Ob, you mustn't." Ho walked to tho edge of tlio circle protected by tho leaves and looked out over tho clay wall of tho fort, down which tiuv rivers ran. {She, having dried her hat, placed it again on her head aud begun brushing hor skirt where, here and there, rain had spotted it. Slio gluuco 1 sovoral times at his back, stubbornly turned towurd her. 110 evinced no intention of mov ing, nor of speaking again, and sho became nervous. Tho situation was uniK.'urable, and sho exclaimed : "Wo must get back to the others!" "We can't very well go through this rain," ho said, without turning round. Another prolonged silence, broken only by tho monotonous fall of tho rain. Finally, when sho had almost made up her mind to gather up her Nkirts and run to tho hotel, a quarter of a milo away, he turned and camo quickly toward her. He put out his hand as though to tako hers, but she quickly put her hands behind her and stopped back. Ho folded his arms nn 1 stood before her, looking earnestly into her eyes that sho raised to his, almost appeal iupiy- "ivathorine,'' ho said, "I love you. Will you bo ray wife?" A beautiful color stole slowly from tho ribbon at hor throat, lip, up until it tinted the elges of lier small, per- \ feotlv formed ears. His gaze hold j hers for a moment; then her eyelids | fell and their long lashes swept her cheeks. "Mr. Pearce," sho said, slowly and j hesilatiugly, "I am so sorry, but I—l j cau't." "Because you do not lovo mo?" She looked up quickly into his face ; thou down again; but sho did not reply. "Kathcrine, tell me," lio said, "Why is it that you cannot marry mo?" "Because," sho was very busy dis lodging a half buried stone with tho toe of her shoo —"because—you aro n Yankee!" Another swift glance mot hi' 1 steady look. Then sho moved a little further away and stood half turned from him. If is first impulso was to laugh. But that passed almost as it came. The gray, brass buttoned riding habit, the Hushed cheeks aud bright eyes with which sho had listened to "Dixie," flashed across his mental vision. The "Yankee" might be an obstacle not to be laughed away. "Cut I am not a Yankee," he said, with emphasis. "I am from Illinois." It seemed a long timo to both that they stood in silence. Again sho was tho first to speak. "This is an awful rain," eho re plied. "Ye?, a very wet rain," ho replied. "Oh, you uro going to jost about it—" "But I am not jo? ting," ho an swered, walking rapidly to whore sho stood. "What I mean is that you will get wet. Tho water is beginning to drip from tho leave?. Here," strip ping oft' his coat, "lot mo put this around you." "Ob, no," sho said, stepping back. "But you must. Tho air is chill, and if you got wet you will catch cold." "But you—you—" "It won't hurt me a bit. Come." 110 assumed a commanding tone, and that, or something else, accom plished liis end, for sho made no effort to freo herself when ho placed the coal about her shoulders. It took a long time to get it lixod just right, and his arm was still around her when ho looked into her face and 3aw that she was looking up into his. Somothing in her eyes prompted him to draw her close to him and say, very tendorly: "Sweetheart, I como from tho North, but I love a Southern girl. Don't you think that sho cau lovo a Northern mau just a little—if ho is not a Yankee?" She studied the arrangement of his necktio closely, and thon transferred her Scrutiny to his watch chain. But evidently eho was not thinking of either, for when she spoke, sho asked: • "Illinois people aren't Yankees?" "Certainly net!" ho replied with conviction. "They aro a long way from Yatikeedom. Moro than a thou sand miles." She oxamined the neck tie again, looked into his eyes for a moment, then over his shoulder, off into the rain. "Ivatherine," ho said, softly, "Do you lovo mo?" Sho turned her head slowly until their eyes met. A wave of color rushed into lier cheeks, and she mur raered faiutly---"l r ee." "And you will bo my wife?" With perhaps a sudden thought of her surroundings, and of a stormy day thirty years befoie, she replied: "I---I surrender." Tho rain, as il to hide the sceno from nuy possible obsorver, fell more heavily for a moment. Then it ceased altogether, and soon tho sun shone through from a blue sky wlicro tho gray clouds had parted.—St Louis Republic. Lambs in Society, Tho lamb has become a fealnro of New York society. Not that lort which iroquents tho misuamed club. Not tho variety whoso lleoco is invit ingly extended near the stage doors of theatres, for harmless little girls with tho downcast eyes, to pluck. This is Iho real lamb, whose name lias been forever linked with that of Mary by tho pastoral poet. If you como to take an early morn ing constitutional on Fifth avenuo any pleasant day, proof of tho lamb crazo can bo seen. White as snow, with col lars adorned with tinkling bolls, led by silver chains, generally in tho bauds of pretty French maids, tho pampered embr)o sovoreigu of Ohio tarilV ideas gambol according to Fifth avenue etiquette. Iu one of Fifth avenue's aristocratic apartment houses is a lamb that has a maid all to itself. No pug dog was over reared in greater luxury. Tho iU3*sterie3 of its toilet aro numorous. Nothing, in tho estimation of its mis tress, is too good or expensive for this lamb. Tho brush and comb used in tho daily toilet are silver mounted, and when tho lamb takes its meals, they aro served in sterling silver bowls. Tho daily menu consists of milk and a preparation of cooked In dian meal, sometimes varied by oat meal. At night tho lamb sleeps in a basket lined with silk and cotton, at tho foot of its mistress's bed. The mistress claims that her pet is much tnoro in telligent than any dog, and far prefer able to a cat as ft pet. If this modern bopeep should suffer tho loss of her protege, tho whole police forco of New York would bo asked to rally to tho rescue.—Now York Journal. The Feigning of Death by Animals. The habit of feigning death for the sake of protection can bo observed among many of tko lower animals— animals which differ widely in family, genus and species. Indeed, this habit is to be observed in creatures micro scopic in size and of exceedingly low organization, as well as those us high in the scale of animal life as man him self ; for even man does not hesitate on occasions to avail himself of this natural subterfuge when ho thinks it will aid in the preservation of his life. With the aid of the microscope 0110 can observe and study the natural his tory of the minute animal world, which otherwise would remniu a closed and unread volume. This instrument lias shown mo, beyond cavil, that crea tures as low in the scale as actino phryans, very minute, microscopic animalcules, practice, death-feigning when suprised by an enemy from which they cannot otherwise escape. Thus I havo repeatedly seen actino phryans fold their delicate, hair-like legs or cilia and sink to the bottom of their miniature lako (a drop o; water) when approached by a water-lou c, which preys upon theiu. They re main to all) appearances absolutely without lifo until the water-louse swims away, when they unfold their cilia and go back to their feeding grounds —a bit of water weed or mOfcs, or decayed wood.—Lipnincotl's. Dave Him a Chance fur a Joke, ITero is a story told by a bright young Cincinnati lawyer on ono of his older and less scintillating friends: The older attorney was .pleading a I ease before Judge Sage,and had talked | incessantly for two hours. He had I gone over aud over the ground and up : into tho air and down below the sur face of tho question, until itseoined as [ if nothiug was left for him to say. Ho j had talked and talked until most of 1 tho listeners were cither asleep or wished they wore, and those who were iutili awako were about making up their minds to rise in their might aud threw ! chairs and things at lum, when sud ! donly and unexpectedly tho long -1 winded man stopped short and ! coughed. "X should like a glass of water," aid ho to tho court attendant, aud tho man disappeared to get it for him. For a moment there was a long awn sigli from tho listeners, and icn Judge Sago leaned forward to tho young lawyer who tells the story and ! whispered: "Why don't you tell your friend, Alfred,that it is against tho law to run a windmill with water?"— Cincinnati Tribune. • ELEVEN TONS OP WEDDING PRESENTS. I Princess Henriette's (of Belgium) : wedding clothes and presents, which ! were sent after her from Brussels to Neuilly, where her husband's (the Duo do Vcndome) villa is, filled 170 boxes 1 and weighed eleven tons. WOMEN DRUMMERS, j Miss Alice Fleming, a Now York drummer, who handles notions, is at : the Buleigb. Speaking of her busi ness, she said : * There are many more j women on the road this year than ! ever before. Of course, the majority ! of them carry light liues of goods, and toi'et articles, patent modicines, per fumeries and lines of ladies' woar have , the preference, but a few carry lioav- I ier goods. There is a woman who has been traveling through Illinois for | several years in the interest of a gro cery company of St. Louis; a woman bandies hardware, one sells shoes, : carrying several heavy sample trunks, . and it is now difficult to find a staple ! line that is not represented by a wo ' man in some part of the country. It is I a wearing life, but is greatly to bo preferred to standing behind a conn* ter all day selling goods."—Washing ton Star. THE TIP TILTED IT AT. Tho tip-tilted hat is likely to de stroy many a reputation for beauty,as few women apparently study profile ! effects in the mirror. Along with the j tooth and the nail brush tho uso of | tho baud-glass ought to lie obligatory. I Then would we bo spared tho sight of passo women possessed of sorawny | necks dragging choir scanty looks to tho ' top of tneir heads and surmounting ! the tiny knot with a millinery struc tare which accentuates tho hollowness j of their cheeks and tho unsyminetry of | their noses. But to return to tho hat j thrust over tho eyes, exceptional will be she whoso good looks cau withstand ; tho eoiffuro arrangement necessary for ; tho proper adjustment of this new millinery angle. A painstaking study ' of hand-class reflections is reooiu ; mended to even the pretty girl if eho j wishes to retain her belloshlp,—Chi i cngo Times-Herald. NORA TERRY'S CAREER, ! Tt appears that Nora Perry made i her iirst stroko of fortune through a Washington newspaper. Sho had I written her jioein, "Tying Her Bonnet ! Under Her Chin," and submitted it to j tho Atlantic Monthly. It was "de* ! cliued with thanks," but a friend in | Washington interested himself in get ! ting it priuled iu ono of the news- I papers there, from which it was widely j copied. About a year after its lirst ' appcaranco iu print, ono of the editors ! of tho Atlantic said to George Sum | uer, who was a stanch believer in tho j young poet's future: "If Nora Perry I would writo us as good a poem as i Tying Her Bonnet Under Her Chin,' i we would pay hor S2O for it," a good ! prico for verso of that length at that | time. Sumner wrote of this to Scna ; tor Anthony, of Rhode Island, adding: ' ",-!o you see, dear Senator, the market i price of a bonnet." This letter Senator Anthony gave Miss Perry, and she al ways kept it among her souvenirs. The result of this offer was that "After the Ball" was sent to tho Atlantic and accepto I; and that poom became tho ! best known of Miss Perry's verse,— 1 New York Post. IIOW TO REMOVE TAN. ; On the priaciplo that prevention is ! better than cure, tan may best bo : avoided bv wearing a veil. Tho young ! woman who adheres religiously to a i veil through storm and sunshine will j not lincl tho natural whiteness of her •skin striou ly impaired. There aio times, however, when the summer girl i finds it diverting to know how fresh : air feels, and on such occasions she I accumulates tho deadly trio of tan, I sunburn and freckles that are to cause her many an anxious hour, says the | Now York Press. | There are a few simple agents, how : ever, that may be effectually called | into play in tho romoval of theso be aufcy-destroy ere. One of tho most effectual of the eis lemon juice. As j oflcn as every other night tho face j should be thoroughly rubbed with a frosh lemon. The vigorous but liarm t iess acid of tho lemon will soon re move the most obstinate tan, leaving tho skin not only white, but with an added softness and smoothness. When a woman has once become a convert to the lemon, other uses of this valuable toilot accessory suggest j themselves to her. She will discover | that nothing is so purifying to her complexion as lemon juice taken n3 a tonic. Tho juice of a lemon, taken ' without sugar in a largo cup of very hot water, immediately upon rising, is tho best of medicines. I A lomon bath iB furthermore a de lightful luxury and givos the skin au enviable sen hie ololeauucssund smooth lies?. Ju short, the lemon is a euro for nearly all tbo ills that the summer ' girl's complex ion iH he:r to, and eho , will do well to adopt it oarly in the season. | Ju the daily washing of the face, especially iu tbo tauuing season, there lis only OLIO kind of water. Some troublo is involved in obtaining a con ' stunt supply of fiUerp.l. rain water, | but the result justifies Die expenditpro of time and energy. First cover the : face with tbo lather from some good I pure soap, then wash genlly in the rain water till every trace of tk9 soap io removed. Friction is a good tonifrfor any skin and will give it tho healthy glow that ought to be the ambition of itsowner. A thorough rubbing of tho faco every night and the constant use of a rough towel in drying it arc very stimulating. Pallor is no moro to bo desired than tan, and if tho summer girl is so dis posed she can achieve a happy medium. GOSSIP. Crown Princess Stephanio of Austria is a cyclist. In society circles there is quite a fad now of making tho musical programme an elaborate foaturo at weddings. In Norway a new law lias been passed which makes girls ineligible for ma trimony until thoy nro proficient iu knitting, baking and spinning. Tho last census shows that wo havo 1235 women preachers, 203 lawyers an I 4555 doctors and surgeons. Hut in all thoeo numbers there are few who were college womoii. The Princess Victoria of Wales is an ordent wheelwoman, as also aro tho Duke of York, tho Duchess of Fife, tho Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorno, and the Princess llcnry of Bat teuberg. In literature tho list of tho unwed is long. It includes "Ouida," Jeau Ingelow, Rosa Gary, Edith Thomas, Sarah Orue Jewetfc, Mary Wilkins, Grace Denis Litchfield, Edna Lyall and dozens more. Ouida's hands nnd feet aro said to 1)0 perfect iu shupo and proportion. To keep her feet from being contort ed by unaturul prossuro on the bones, sho always wears, summer and winter alike, open buckled shoos. The Empress Frederick will proba bly spend n considerable part of the next two years in England. It is pos sible that she may become the tenant of Ditton Park, tho Duke of lluc clench'a place near Windsor. Tho Trustees of Smith College, Northampton, Mass., havo decided to colebroto the one hundredth birthday anniversary of Sophia Smith, tho founder of the college. Tho anniver sary of hor birth comes August 27. Every Friday morning tho Dutchess d'Uzes dresses herself in very common olothes and goes to a cancer hospital, where she spends tho day in tho oc cupation of a nurso, relieving ono of tho attendants, who gets n holiday. Tho Empicss of Austria's villa nt Corfu, which was built six years ago, and which cost more thau $2,500,001), is to bo sold. The Empress has not spent six months in Corfu since the villa was finished, but declares herself to bo tired of tho place. A collection of 1000 books, all relat ing to women, that has been accumu lated by Colonel Uigginsou of Bostou, is to bo presentod to Itadcliffo College. The books are not to bo separated, but will be placed and kept in an al cove apart from other books. Mr?. Humphrey Ward says that wo men have been hampered heretofore as writers of fiction, owing to tho fact that they could not travel and explore without escorts. Sho expects great tilings of women in literature now that the old prejudices are passing away. Tho ex-Empress Eugenie, who is still engaged on her memoirs, uses a penholder that is set with diamonds. This was employed by tho fourteen representatives in signing tho treaty of the peace of Paris in 185H, and was presented to tho ex-Express as a me mento. The decay of tho fine art of needle work is one of tho accepted conditions of tho moment. As to preserve that which was, but is threatened not to be, is ft much affected pursuit just now, fiomo ono of tho many women's clubs should turn its attention to this matter. FASHION NOTES. Some now handkerchiefs are shown in biscuit brown. Cycle leggings generally match tho suit with which they aro worn. A full racking of black satin finishes many a gown in a smart and unique manner. Bonnet pics representing dandelion Huffs in pearls are dainty and inex pensive. Each molisto gives a distinctive touch to tho neckbands of tho gowns sho makes. Even tho laundry bag has been glori fied uutil it is now a really ornamental object in any room. Tho denim pillow in all lines and shapes is found both in tho drawing room and in the hammock. It is a fad among tho brides of tho soason to have their favorite color pre dominate in their trousseau. Among tho most popular lines of neckwear on tho market aro yokes made of point de Ireland, oriental and point do Venise laces combined with silk and ribbon. Great preparations havo been made to render jackets onco more the mode, and we shall wear llicui with short, full basques and largo ties under tho chin and front. Milliners are wise in using flowers, grasses and tho like for iho upright decoration demauded by Dame Fash ion, for, since the mode of obtaining aigrettes has been explained, sensitive women shrink from wearing them, AN INVOCATION. Fall, gentle rain, in blessed, brimming drops— Cool with thy kiss tho city's burning streets; Moisten the [meadows whore tho hot sun . beats, And fall refreshing on the thirsting crops! The warm wind for thy cordial grooting stops— Tho panting flocks for a merry wolcomo bleats; Tho famished fields unfold a thousand sweets, Tho grass bonds dimpling on the mountain tops! Fall,' gentle rain, while tho rojolcing lanl Smiles thankful whore each radiant gem appears; Fall like a benediction from Ilis hand Who makes tho storm and sunlight of tho years; Who send thee to refresh tho living and To mourn tho dead that know no love—or tears! —Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution. HUJIOH OF THE DAY. Tho "flyer" in stocks often turns out to bo a "header."—Pack. This is the month of pink and rose, When balmy breezes sigh, And children turn tho garden hojo On every passor-by. A man. often spends all his money trying to get something for nothing. —Puck. loarning to rido a bicyole, ono notices tho scenery is very Adams Freoman. The difference botwoon firmness nud obstinaoy is merely a matter of box. Adams Freeman. To roam tho bosky woods at will, To fish beside tho brook. Will fill your soul with joy until It eomos your turn to cook. -Judge. Tho man who bifce3 off moro than ho can chow is not so uumorons as ho who swallows moro than ho can digest. | —Life. Of people meant everything they said the complications would bo near ly as great as if they said everything thoy meant.—Life. j Hho—"Why is it that some men .\ro so calm and cool when they propose?" | "Probably they arc not expecting to bo accoptod."—Life. Tho path of duty mnybo leads To self-appiovnl, but Tho human mind will still attompt I To find a shorter cut. —Detroit News. Such Candor: A cortain Professor, on being asked what Jio knew upon a particular subject, replied: "Nothing; I have not even lectured upon it, sir." —Tit-Bits. Beneath a bushel do not hldo Your lamp's effulgent light, But put it on your bike and rido Forth in tho darksome night. —Pittsburg News. "Was Bridget pleased you i showed her how to shell poas with the | c'.othes wringer?" „"No; she's mad | because wo haven't a lawn mower fo: Ito string beans with."—Chicago Kecord. Mr. Crimsoubcnk—"What kind of a dress do you call that red aTair Miv. i Styles had 011 to-day?" Mrs. Critn sonbeak—"flint's it calling gown. "Well, goodness knows, it looks loud , enough to call."—Yonkers Statcmau. Mrs. White—"How is your wife, Mr. Brown?" Browu, (pointing to whero his wife sits in tho next room, at work on bis coat) "*Jh's sew sow." Mrs. White—"Ob, I see; she is mouding sure enough."—Boston Transcript. , An Irishman meetingpinolhcr asked what had become of their old ac quaintance, Patrick Murphy: "Arrab, now, dearjjhonoy," answered the oth or, "Poor Pat was condemns 1 to bo Imugcd, but he saved his life by dying in prison."—Tit-Bits. Ho—"Lid that Miss Flyrfc receive many proposals last season at Hyo Beach?" Siic—"Many? Why, re : coiving proposals got to be a habit with her. In a short time sho couldn't hear a soda water bottle pop without exclaiming, 'This is so sudden!'"— Chicago Post. Sound Advice: Borrowall (happen ing in)—" That's a lino macUiuo / yours, Ferguson. Homo day I'll como around and take it out for a little spin. By tha way, wlmfc kind of a1 - o3 r clo would you advise mo to ride? ' Forguson—"l'd advise you to ride ono of your own."—Chicago Xribuue. "Hollo," sail tho irmliatma, as ho met tho elemental in the a-tru', "What aro you up to to-day." "Oh, just knocking aiouud," replied the elemental. "How's things m Thib et?" "Well, We're having just t:.o name kind of spring wo had off )•> yvnrj ago—wet and backward, Bo lui g. Minneapolis Journal. Age of fish Unlim'leJ, "The ago of fish is ulmod unlimib od," observed an official of luo F.. J Commission, in reply to a question. "Professor JLtaird devoted a great deal of time to the question M;; to the length of life of fish,, and ho found that the ojdinary carp, if not iuterfoto 1 wilb, would live five hum>ro 1 ycHr-f. in hi. writings on tho subject ho stated thai there is now living in flu*. Xlo-.al Aquarium, in lhissin, several r'ug; that aro known to be over six hun-lr i years old, and that he had ascertained in a number of cases that wh.Vos liv to be over two hundred years old. A gentleman in Baltimore Ims had an ordinary gold IMi for sixty three years, and his father inform'.d bin! that ho had purchased jfc over forty years before it came into his pus sion."—Washington Blur. J. do Bnrth Shorb, who died r.l Los Angeles, Gal., the other day, w.ts oat of tiie best known viticuitDrkts n tho world. He leaves among ot. u property a vineyard of 13U0 a. utj.
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